Quick Start
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Welcome to FileMaker Pro
- Chapter 2 Installing FileMaker Pro in Windows
- Chapter 3 Installing FileMaker Pro in the Mac OS
- Chapter 4 New features in FileMaker Pro
- The user interface’s new look
- New Layout/Report assistant
- Other layout improvements
- ODBC support in FileMakerPro
- Microsoft Excel import and file conversion
- ActiveX Automation support (Windows)
- QuickTime
- Web publishing
- View as Table
- Improvements to value lists
- Import script
- Import Update
- Multi-User (Hidden)
- Hands-on, task-oriented tutorial
- Lesson 1 FileMaker Pro basics
- Lesson 2 Browsing information
- Lesson 3 Finding and sorting records
- Lesson 4 Creating a database and entering records
- Lesson 5 Customizing what you see
- Lesson 6 Creating lists, mailing labels, and form letters
- Lesson 7 Simplifying data entry
- Lesson 8 Automating tasks with buttons and scripts
- Lesson 9 Creating and running reports
- Lesson 10 Making databases relational
- Lesson 11 Keeping your data safe
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Getting Started Guide
System Folder
This table shows the files and folders placed in your System Folder.
System Folder File or folder Description
Claris Claris XTND System Translation engine
Graphics Translators folder Translators that FileMaker Pro uses to read graphics files created in other applications
Control Panels ODBC Setup PPC Control panel for configuring Intersolv ODBC driver
Extensions Microsoft OLE Extension Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Microsoft OLE Library Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Microsoft OLE Automation Microsoft Extension needed to support Microsoft Excel import
Text Encoding Converter Apple Unicode converter extension needed for Microsoft Excel import
XTND Power Enabler Extension that enhances the XTND graphics importing capabilities of FileMaker Pro on
Power PC computers
ODBC 2.x Bridge PPC Intersolv ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC Configuration Manager PPC Intersolv ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC Cursor Library PPC Intersolv ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC Driver Manager PPC Intersolv ODBC Driver Manager and support files
ODBC Trace Library PPC Intersolv ODBC Driver Manager and support files
Extensions/ODBC FileMaker 3.11 Base Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker 3.11 Flat Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker 3.11 Oracle Driver Branded Oracle driver
FileMaker 3.11 Text Driver Branded text driver
FileMaker 3.11 Utilities Lib Support file for FileMaker ODBC driver
FileMaker Pro ODBC Driver ODBC driver
Preferences FDODBC.LIC MERANT branded ODBC license
Preferences/FileMaker
Preferences
FileMaker Pro 5.0 Preferences FileMaker Pro preferences file
FM Pro Fonts FileMaker Pro font file (created at application launch)
Text Encodings Arabic Encodings Text encoding file